The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-08

in the neighborhood of the others-dead by
the same means.
Charles +. Abbott, postmaster at Pelham,
is in trouble He was arrested on Saturday
night by Deputy United States Marshal
Kemp Of Albany, upon warrant charging
him with embezzlement and false report Of
the cancellation of stamps He was carried
| to Macon before Commissioner Locke, who
| bound him over in the sum of $500 for his
| appearance at the October term Of the Uni
ted States Court at Macon. His shortage
doesn't amount to a great deal, and his
| friends and bondsmen will probably pay
| him ont. His bOndsmen have taken
! charge of the Office at Pelham and DIR.
Rives is dischargng the duties Of postmaster
| for them
On the morning Of July Simon l.. God
win young man in the employ of Messrs.
! Wilcox & Powell, lumber manufacturers on
! the Ocmulgee river, some ten miles distant
from Eastman, was accidentally killed.
While in the discharge of his duty as head
block setter he let his foot slip, which pre-
cipitated him head foremost on the rapidly
| revolving saw, the fearful machine striking
him on the head and passing downward,
severing his right arm and passed nearly di-
rectly through his body, tearing the flesh
from the bones in "A terrible manner and
literally strewiug the works around with
brains and blood--a sight most awful to
During thunder storm at Hamilton
Wednesday afternoon there was a vivid
fash of lightning followed by a terrific
crash Of thunder. Jimmie Lowe was at the
time passing from Mrs. Singlcton's to his
fathers residence, and was knocked down
by the bolt Mrs. Singleton saw him fall
and ran to his assistance. He soon partially
recovered from the shock, but in describing
his sensations said that he felt like he had
OF tha oh, gla
hammer. There is still slight deafness
about his arm and shoulder, which will
probably soon pass away. Otherwise he has
not suffered from the shock. The same bolt
struck the railroad near Mr. Vests resi-
dence.
Augusta has lost two of her Celestial citi-
zens. Tommie Loo Chung and Chung Hi
purchased tickets Wednesday for San Fran
cisco, and were soon ensconced in the luxu-
rious seats of the Georgia fast train. There
they were seen by n reporter, and the SPLEEN
dor of their attire and a relaxation of facial
muscularity at once aroused his curiosity.
The ordinary John is not prone to demon
stratiOns These two were as happy us well
stuffed purses and visions of home could
make them. They had shaved and saved for
a number of years, and have quit" Au-
gusta several thousands winner. They will
take in New Orleans on their trip, where
they have several "brudders," and propose
to have "A royal lark. From there they will
make for the Pacific slope and home.
At Snndersville Tuesday Sheriff Wall sold
three tracts of land levied on as the proper
ty of jesse A, Robson to satisfy the execu-
tions levied against him and his securities
on his State bond, on account Of failure of
collector TO pay over the tax due the State.
Before the sale of these tracts Mr. Robson
stated publicly that the lands were the
property of his children and purchased with
their money. The tract known as the Brant-
ley and Smith place was sold for 5000 and
the Bynum tract for $500 to w. r. Thig-
pen agent of the Corbin Banking Com
pany, and the johnson tract, in the Ninety
sixth district, was sold to w. Z. Simmons,
of Lawrenceville, representing the same
company, for 5000. AS these sales will,
however, be litgated, Col. b. d. Evans, ST.,
representing the bondsmen, then announced
that he was ready to take up the executions
issued by the State. He then paid out for
each of the seven bondsmen the sum of
1902, making $2,s14 in all.
Tuesday night Just at - o'clock, the resi-
dence of Col T. r, Mills. on the southern
suburbs of Griffin, was burglarized in a
IDENTIFY were well acquainted with the situa-
ton of the rooms. The first room entered
was that where his children slept and had
stored their griish treasures. In this room
the thief picked up a lot of dolls and chill
dren's clothing, a watch and chain, but not
being satisfied with that he went into the
room where Col, Mills and wife were
reposing, and made away with some
money that had been deposited with Col.
Mills by another party and new suit of
clothes, pair OF shoes and other effects.
Col. Mills discovered the burglar as he was
getting out of the window, and on giving
the alarm the thief dropped the clothes and
made his escape. The negro who entered
the room was about II years of age, but had
a confederate outside to whom he handed
the goods They will probably be appre-
hended, as the boy was recognized.
At Americas ON Wednesday morning the
street force, under overseer Raiford, went
over to the Eldridge pond, Just north of the
city, for the purpose of draining it and
clearing up the swamp around it so that
the spring around IL could be utilized for
the city's water supply. Several dozen men
and boys We're ON hand to assist as it was
generally known that the pond was well
stocked with fine fish of all kinds, and when
the dam had been cut and the water drained
Off there was promiScuOus scramble for
the fine trout, suckers and jack, and other
fish that lay laundering about in the mud
| and water. To such high pitch did the
| excitement run that Aldermen Rylander
and Oliver, who were experimenting the
work, forgot the dignity OF their official
position and plunged in up to their waists
in mud and water, and entered into the
sport with as much gusto as the average
small boy could possibly have manifested.
| Nearly a barrelfull of splendid fish were
| captured, some Of the trout weighing and
| pounds each
Il came out at Macon Wednesday for the
| first time that shooting affair took place
| Sunday afternoon near the city, in the rear
of the county hospital. The facts in the
case, as far rs can be gathered, are these:
| IL seems that the woods in that vicinity are
| the Sunday resort of n lot of negro men and
boys, who congregat- for the purpose of
| gambling and other devilment. Last Sun
| day there were about forty present, and
| dIuRlg the afternoon boy named Newton
MaaShiii, struck "A dog belonging TO Rafe
Ray. This caused fight between Newton
and Rafe, in which it is said Newton was
| getting the best of it, when the com
| batantS were parted. 1t is charged
! that Newton went Off to an mcle's house
near by and borrowed "A gun, telling his
uncle that he wanted 10 shoot a rattlOSna<C
| He then returned to where Rafe was, but
was prevented hy the crowd from using the
| weapon. Rafe went OFF saving he would
see Newton later, and going TO his house
| loaded his gun with two slugs, some buck
shot and two charges of bird shot He then
went OFF in the direction of the crowd, but
seeing Newton coming in the path with his
gun SpCrCted himself in some bushes and